diff --git a/bob/bio/base/test/test_io.py b/bob/bio/base/test/test_io.py
index e1f57fefd4f22b0f43d1f9271075ebc35cde35ef..fa908d46bf2b6c49c56edbc159ac0efc898cf6da 100644
--- a/bob/bio/base/test/test_io.py
+++ b/bob/bio/base/test/test_io.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import os
 import shutil
 import pkg_resources
 
-import bob.io.base.test_utils
 from .. import score